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Probably the most important trend in velopment of golf in schools and colleges. the business of golf is the increased atten- This development still is rather sporadic tion given to the development of golf and is handicapped by lack of playing among high school and college students. facilities and weather. The latter handicap is being overcome by wise attention given Hundreds of pros have had considerable to indoor and net training of school stu- experience in conducting junior classes and dents. There's still much to be done in this have seen how these juniors have grown up field as indoor golf exercises and practice to become active club members or players have to have lively and competitive inter- of many rounds on public and fee courses. est to keep the attention of the younger The junior classes are the second stage of people. market development by pros among the youngsters. In most areas there is a lot of We may be seeing the new idea in golf work still to be done in this stage of de- expansion taking form in the plan which velopment. Frank McCormick, athletic director of the University of Minnesota, has engaged Les Certainly the pros realize the primary Bolstad to put into operation. The Mc- importance of youngsters in assuring the Cormick plan is to coordinate high school growth of golf as it was from caddy ranks and smaller college golf activities with that most of the pros came. You'd prob- those of the state university. The Minne- ably be safe in estimating that at least half sota PGA is a vigorous and essential factor the private club members in the northern in the plan. states caddied during their boyhood. It is certain that the growth of caddies At the university Bolstad is teaching into smart and vigorous young manhood golf to many who are majoring in physical and solid position in business and social life education and will go out into high school jobs with the ability to impart the funda- accounted for a great deal of the expansion of the game during the 20s. mentals of the game to their schools' students. The Minnesota pros have planned So we can look back and see that in two their own work to take increasing interest periods the American golf business has in the development of high school golf. In profited greatly because of interest of that field they, as well as pros in other young people. In reviewing these periods states, already have done quite a lot of we ought to be able to see that in neither work. instance has the encouragement of older golfers been anyway near on a par with Considering the work that is being done the interest and energies of the kids. to get the high school and college students keyed up to golf interest and ability great- In the earlier days the caddies were at- er than that which previous generations tracted by the earning chances in carrying bags. Very little was done to consciously have had, it would be a serious mistake to develop their interest in the game. Now have a substantial percentage of it wasted pros and club officials still have plenty to by lack of playing facilities. do before they can consider the job of In the larger cities where property junior development at their own clubs thor- values are high and distances are great oughly well done. the solution of the course shortage problem The explanation of the deficiencies is is a municipal recreation task. The income simple. The pro is a busy man and, like of public courses over operating expenses his members, has to devote the greater part in the majority of cases has made public of his attention to making a living. The golf a sound civic business enterprise. But officials and members want to use the in the smaller towns there is a lamentable courses without any possibility of being lack of courses where the youngsters are bothered by the younger people. welcome. There isn't much money for golf con- New Deal for Youngsters struction or maintenance in most of these Anyone who looks over the golf picture places but there is unused land usually today is bound to be impressed by the de- available. Often it is land that would be ¿•"^SUIMS VISORS and CAPS

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56 Golf doni Preparing A Course for Championship Play By WAI.COI.M >I<

McLaren's remarks are based on condi- he is in the rough. After the first day the tioning Canterbury for the 1946 National gallery usually has most of the rough Open and Casey's notes refer to the work trampled down. he did at Haltusrol for the 1946 National Marking all hazards with white lines is Amateur. a big job and may not seem important but it is. Don't think that because a creek is By MAL. McLAltEN away off line it does not have to be marked. Mark all water hazards on the course and Supt., Oaktvood CC, Cleveland, O. headaches will be saved later. One of the most important operations in Sometimes you may be able to get a preparing for a golf tournament is the fertilizing program. Most clubs are noti- fied a year in advance of holding national championships and can plan on doing some fertilizing the preceding fall, along with weed control work. In the spring the usual program for greens and tees is used. This consists of an application of fertilizer in April, May and June. These applications should be made to bring one about 10 days to 2 weeks ahead of the tournament. This would have the fertilizer working at its peak during the days of tournament play. An extra application can be applied to the tees about Storage space, shop and facilities for supt. and 2 weeks before the tournament starts. Cau- staff are located in Canterbury's tion should be taken with chemical fertil- maintenance building. izers so there will be no possibility of burn.

Fairways should be fertilized with the crew from a city traffic department and same thought of having them at the top of the power sprayer they use for marking condition during the tournament. traffic lanes will do a very good job. A If there has been much weed eradication line also can be made with this machine done in the rough it's a good idea to spot in front of greens where marshals can fertilize the thin areas to make the rough halt the galleries. all about the same texture. Out-of-bounds stakes should be checked Consideration should be given to the and painted. Signs should be placed to lawns around the clubhouse in order to show ends of boundaries. have them looking nice and have grass food there to enable the plants to recover after Working Program the beating taken from gallery traffic. Greens are cut every day before play. Ball indentations are lifted and smoothed Check Cutting Lines out. Fairways and tees are cut late the Cutting lines should be checked on fair- day before the tournament begins and cut ways and tees. This is very important. each day after play has finished. Extra Many a hole is ruined by having a fairway cut away off line, or a tee line facing one way and the line of play being in another direction. Checking these lines is a good habit to get into whether you have a tournament or not. The rough around greens should be given special attention. One of the things a player fears most is when he is just off or over the apron of a green and in long grass. A 5-in. rough around the rest of the course is a fair penalty and the player should expect at least this much trouble if Maintenance garage at Canterbury. The repetition of fine performance demands uniformity of

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If it's Hagen made, it's sold through Pro Shops Only Preparatory work for major tournaments differs very little in fundamentals from what we have to do every day. But the tournament responsibility is so big and broad and has so much bearing on the nation-wide reputation of the tournament club that the superintendent is compelled to review and possibly revise his practices. Especially the turf and everything con- tributing to its support must be thoroughly considered and an overall plan with com- Yard front of Oakwood equipment building. ponents assembled in order of necessity and importance, must be established. mowers are borrowed from neighboring This program must tie in with everyday clubs and this work can be done in 3 or 4 course maintenance in such a way that hours. Cutting every day may not seem normal maintenance will not be disturbed necessary but this makes sure of your fair- yet the overall condition of the course be ways and tees being neat at all times. preserved and improved so tournament time will find playing conditions at their Bunkers are checked to see that there is very best. plenty of sand in them. The tile and sur- face drainage also should be checked to We must set for ourselves a course of make sure that no casual water will stay action which will assure maximum good in bunkers in case of heavy rain during results from all favorable factors and a play. Bunkers are raked every day. A minimum of bad results from unfavorable crew is kept on during the day to rake out factors which may exist or develop. footprints and lift balls during play. Labor, the biggest item in our control Greenkeepers from the local association work and the greatest possibility for losses, are stationed at each green to assist marsh- is the personal factor we must train to als and see that workmen perform assigned work intelligently, to have clear perception duties. These greenkeepers help direct the of what is to be done, to develop initiative galleries around the greens and bunkers. and in general to regard the championship They are on the alert for anything that as a demonstration of the course main- may go wrong and send for help if needed. tenance staff's own championship calibre. At Canterbury we had many compliments for the tournament committee on the ex- Survey Recurring Troubles pert cooperation of members of the Cleve- A survey of recurring troubles is most land District greenkeepers' organization. necessary. This survey must include all construction defects, drainage problems, Placing of Ropes and areas of greens and fairways likely to go bad when the going gets tough. When placing ropes to control galleries each green and tee should be studied care- Mindful of these problems which we fully in order to place the ropes to best know may crop up we either can make a advantage. Tees should be given special special effort to correct the causes or at attention to make sure that the ropes are least to minimize the results which we well back so the crowd will be prevented cannot possibly or practically correct. from getting in the line of any shots. Where necessary we must plan drainage Try to avoid bottlenecks between greens projects to prevent soggy conditions in and tees where the crowd will be confined event of rainy spells and to thin out trees to a narrow path. Everyone watching a which pocket and smother certain areas in golf match always is in a hurry and will muggy weather. jump the ropes if the gallery is held back We must be constantly on the alert to too much. forestall serious results from unavoidable * * * elements such as excessive temperatures and humidity, excessive or insufficient By EDW. B. CASEY moisture, and invasions of insects or dis- Supt., Haltusrol GC, Springfield, I\.J. eases. We must accept the ever-present Success in providing excellent playing threat of these troublesome factors and conditions for a tournament depends on the keep our planning and efforts so flexible superintendent's willingness to apply in his we can meet each problem with practical program the knowledge and data that and timely solution. We must roll with the other superintendents and turf research punch and move in and out as the breaks men have made available, as well as using develop. carefully everything he has learned from his own experience with the course at We should carry on operations such as which the event is being played. (Continued on page 103)